err

se tromper, commettre une erreur

Commettre une erreur ou porter un jugement incorrect sur quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make a mistake or judge something wrongly.

• I may have erred.
• The report erred in its calculation of the costs.
• Did we err by ignoring her advice?

Comment l'utiliser : err in something (The judge erred in his interpretation of the rule.); err by doing something (We erred by trusting an unreliable source.); err on the side of something (I prefer to err on the side of caution.)

Synonymes : make a mistake, misjudge

Expressions courantes : err in judgment, err on something, err by something

pécher

Faire quelque chose que les règles d’une religion considèrent comme mauvais.

En anglais simple : To do something considered wrong by religious rules.

• Even the faithful can err.
• He confessed that he had erred against God.
• Those who err may still seek forgiveness.

Synonymes : sin

Expressions courantes : err against god, err and repent

s’égarer

S’éloigner du bon chemin ou de la direction à suivre.

En anglais simple : To move away from the right path or direction.

• We erred from the path.
• The travelers erred into the woods after dark.
• Without a guide, they might err far from their route.

Comment l'utiliser : err from something (The travelers erred from the marked path.)

Synonymes : stray, wander

Expressions courantes : err from something, err off course

euh

Son qu’on émet en réfléchissant ou quand on ne sait pas bien quoi dire.

En anglais simple : A sound you make while thinking or feeling unsure what to say.

• Err, I am not sure.
• "Err, what time is it?" he asked.
• Err, could you explain that again?

Synonymes : er, um, uh

Expressions courantes : err well, err sorry